Belt buckle



May 27 1924. l,495,668

s. BUCHSBAUM Filed Feb. 3. 1923 @www Patented "May 27, 1924..

SAMUEL BUCHSBAUM, OF CHICAGO7 ILLINOIS.

BELT BUCKLE. 'f

Application filed lebruary 3v, i1923. Serial No. 618,794.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BUCHSBAUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Belt Buckles, of which the following is afull, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to belt bucklesuand more particularly to a simple form of belt buckle which comprises va gripping member and a member for moving said gripping member into and out of gripping relationship with' a belt. y

It is a further purpose of the invention to provide a belt buckle comprising a front plate and a gripping member for clamping one end of a belt between itself and the front plate, and a member for holding the other end of the belt, said members being provided with pivot means entering the same pivot openings provided in the front plate, said pivot openings being preferably in rearwardly extending. side flanges on said front plate.,

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description of the accompanying drawings proceeds. However, I desire tov have it distinctly under'- stood that I do not intend to limit myself to the exact details shown or described, but that I intend to include as part of my invention all such obvious changes I and modifications of parts as would occur to a .person skilled in this artand as would fall within the scope of the claims k:`

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of :a belt buckle showing the ends of a belt connected therewith; Y

Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof; and v Fig. 3 is a section taken on the ,line 3-8 of Fig. 1. l

Referring in detail to the drawings, in Figs. 1 and 2 is'shown a belt 5' having. an end portion 6 secured to the body portion 5 thereof to form a loop 7 said end portion being secured to the belt 5 by any suitable securing means 8. Theloop 7 at one end of the belt 5engageswith ,a loop 9 provided on the member 10 which is pivotally mount` ed in openings 11 in the side flanges 12.0f the front plate 13 of the'buckle. Each side flange 12 is provided with vone pivot Aopeningl 11 and a lug 14 extending laterally from each side of the member 1 0 engages lin one of said openings. A belt end' clamping member 15 is provided with lugs 16, similar to the lugs 14, which also extend into said openingsll, thus each opening 11 has two lugs 14C and 16 extending into the same to form a divided pivot pin for the bucklev at each side thereof. The side flangesl 12 have ears 17 thereon, which extend substantially parallel vtothe front platef13 and form guides for the free end of the belt 18. The belt endV 18 `extends between the gripping member 15 and the rear side of the front plate 13, and in the formshown said gripping member is made substantially V-shaped having a pairof legs ,19 and 2O extending at an .acute angle to each other, the leg 19 being longer than the leg 20, as will ybe clear from Fig. 3. The bight portion 21 of said member 15 connecting the portions 19 'and 20 rests in a groove or recess 22 provided in the member 10, said member 10`havinga substantially U-shaped portion 23.providing said groove 22 and forming `a shoulder24 between the same and the main body portion of the member 10, and a shoulder 25 at the free end thereof.

It will be seen from Fig. 3 .that the angle which the members 19 and 2O have to each other is sharper, or more acute than the angular relationship of the portions 25 and 24, thus the member 15 has a small amount of play or an independent pivotal or rocking motion relative to the member 10, and it will be evident Afrom Fig. 3 that when the member 10 is swung toward the front plate or counterclockwise in Fig. 3, the shoulder 24 will engage withthe leg 19 of the member 15 vandmovethe member 15 into griping relation to the belt.v The leg 20will first engage withv the belt and upon a vpull being exerted on the belt toward the left the lower member 19 will move into gripping engagement relative to said belt end 18. If it is desired to disengage the gripping member from the belt end 18, all that is necessary is tomove the member 10 in a clockwise direction when the shoulder 25 at the free end will engage with the member 20 on the member 15, thus swinging the gripping member, 15 out of gripping engagement relative to the belt end 18, after which the end 18 cany be readily slipped out of the belt buckle. lt Will thus be seen that a belt buckle is provided which has a member for clamping one end of the belt in adjusted position, and a. member for holding the other endv ot' the belt or to Which the other end of the belt is secured, both of said members having lugs, which together make up the pivot pins for the buckle parts that are movable, said pivot pins extending through openings in the side flanges of the front platey and that a belt buckle ot this type is provided which comprises a pair of parallel gripping edges 26 and 27 provided on the legs 19 and 20, one of Which is further away from the pivot point than the other, said belt end gripping member being moved into and out of gripping position by an operating member Which has the` other end ot the belt secured thereto.

It Will be further noted that a very simple construction of belt buckle is provided comprising only three parts, the front plate With its side flanges, the gripping member with its pivot lugs and the operating member carrying the other end of the belt with its pivot lugs, thus providing a simple and cheaply constructed device. which is positive in operation.

Havingl thus described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

l. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate having a pair of pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member and a member for moving said belt gripping member into belt engaging` position, said gripping member having independent movement relative to said last member, both said members having pivot means entering said openings.

2. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate provided Wi th a pair ot .flanges having. pivot openings therein. a belt gripping member and a member for moving said belt gripping member intov belt engaging position, said gripping member having independent movement relativeto said last member, both said members having pivot means entering each of said openings.

3. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate having a pair of pivot openings therein, a belt gripping memberand a member tor moving said belt grippingv member out of belt engaging position, saidv grippingmember having independent movement relative to said last member, both said members havingpivot means entering. said openings.

4,. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate having a pair of; pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member and a member for moving said belt gripping member intoy and out of belt engagingv position, said gripping member having independent movement relative to said last member, both said members having pivot means entering said openings.

5. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate having pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member and a member for moving said belt gripping member into belt engaging position, said grippingmember having independent movement relative to said last member, both said members having pivot means entering each ot said openings, said belt gripping member having a plurality of parallel gripping edges.

A belt buckle ot' the character described, comprising a front plate having pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member and amember for moving said belt gripping member into belt engaging position, both said members having pivot means entering each of said openings, said belt gripping member having a plurality of parallel gripping edges, one of said gripping edges being further from its pivots than the other thereof.

7. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a 'front plate having pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member and a member for moving said belt gripping member into belt engaging position, both said members having pivot means entering said openings, said member for moving said belt gripping member into gripping position having a recess for receiving said gripping member.

8. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate having pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member andamember for moving said belt gripping member out of belt engaging position, said gripping member havingindependent movement relative to said last member, both said members having pivot means entering each of said openings, said belt gripping member having a plurality of parallel gripping edges.

9. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate having pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member and a member for moving said belt gripping member into belt engaging. position, both said members having pivot means enteringsaid openings. said member for moving said belt gripping member into gripping position having a recess for receiving said gripping member.

10. A belt buckle ot the character described, comprising a front plate having pivot openings therein, a belt gripping member and a member for moving said belt gripping` member out of belt engaging position, both said members having pivot means entering. each of said openings, said belt gripping member having a plurality of parallel gripping edges, oney of said gripping edges being 'further from its pivots than the other thereof.

ll. A belt buckle of the character described comprising a front plate having pivot openings, a member for holding one end of a belt having pivot lugs entering said openings, and a member Jfor clamping the other end ot said belt against said iront plat@ having pivot lugs also entering said openings said members having independent relative movement.

12A belt buckle of the character described comprising a front plate having a pair of side flanges each having a pivot opening therein, a member for holding one end of a belt, a pair of pivot lugs on said member each entering one of said openings, a member for clamping the other end of said belt against said front plate, and a pair of pivot lugs on said last member each entering one of said openings said members having independent relative movement.

13. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate, a belt gripping member having a pair of diverging legs pivotally mounted thereon, and an operating member embracing said gripping member and having a groove therein in which said gripping member seats.

111. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate, a belt gripping member having a pair of diverging legs pivotally mounted thereon, and an operating member embracing said gripping member and having a groove therein in which said gripping member seats, Said groove having diverging Walls extending at a greater angle to each other than said legs.

15..A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate, a substantially V-shaped belt gripping member mounted thereon, and an operating member embracing said gripping member and having a substantially V-shaped groove therein in which said gripping member seats.

`16. A belt buckle of the character described, comprising a front plate, a substantially V-shaped belt gripping member mounted thereon, and an operating member embracing said gripping member and hav ing a substantially V-shaped groove therein in which said gripping member seats, said groove being wider than said gripping mem.- ber.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 18th day of January A. D.,

SAMUEL BUGHSB'AUM, 

